Monday, December 10, 2007

Ma Lai Koh

I used to buy this spongy cake from Taman Segar pasar malam every Friday. I think this guy Ma Lai Koh is the best. I like to eat it by spreading some kaya on top of it and with a hot cup of Milo. I used regular sugar for this cake but the next time I make this again I am going to try it with palm or brown sugar. I am sure it will taste so much better like the one BBO did.Ingredients :

1) Whisk (a) until light and creamy.2) Fold in (B) and then (C) until well combined.3) Pour batter into a well greased baking pan and steam on high heat for 30 min or until skewer comes out clean when tested.4) Cool complete before cutting.

Gert,you mai lai koh really look fluffy and light!!.Another good recipe to keep.No cake baking for awhile now,just throw away some last week baking in trash...have to kutuk myself,wasting so much food.Hubby refused to bring food to work and I just gave 2 type of cookies to my neighbour.Thanks for sharing:))

Thank you for sharing this recioe. I love the flavor of this cake, especially when I use palm sugar instead of regular sugar. My cake was light and fluffy on the top but turned out dense at the bottom. What can I do to fix this? When I sifted in the flour mixture, the flour formed lumps in the batter. What is the best way to get rid of them? I ended up sifting the batter to get rid of the lumps. Thank you!

Kathy, did you shift all the ingredients (C) before folding it into the egg mixture? No wonder your cake is dense. When you sieve the batter you get rid of all the air that you incorporated in when you beat the eggs. Try folding the flour into the egg mixture in 3 batches and don't put it in all at once. This might help to get rid of the lumps.

Hi, Mine turned out dense and a little hard, not light and fluffy like yours. I sifted the flour mixture once and fold them in batches accidingly. I am trying to figure out what could have gone wrong. How long do you beat the eggs and sugar? Thank you. Eileen

Hi, it's me again. I shouldn't have asked if speed 2 is correct as you mentioned high speed. Is speed 10 ok? Do I start by beating on high speed or grafually increase to high? Thank you! Have a wonderful weekend! Eileen

Thank you for this ma lai ko recipe! It was absolutely delicious, but slightly dry. Would you suggest I decrease the steaming time, or let the cake cool in the pan instead of turning it out onto a rack (I turned it out after 10 minutes). What are your thoughts? Thanks in advance!!!

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